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Professor Luijten’s research focuses on the statistical mechanics and thermodynamics of materials, with a strong emphasis on complex fluids, such as polymeric systems, colloids, electrolytes, and active matter. Current research projects concern problems in self-assembly (from colloidal materials to nanoparticles for drug delivery), self-organization, charge transport in electrolytes, programmable and active matter, and dielectric materials.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Physics, PhD, Delft University of Technology
… → 1997
Physics, MSc, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University
… → 1993
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Luijten subproject
Luijten, E. (Co-PD/PI)
Iowa State University, Ames Laboratory, Department of Energy
10/31/24 → 7/31/28
Project: Research project
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Understanding functional dynamics on the nano scale through an integrated experimental-computational framework
Luijten, E. (PD/PI), Luijten, E. (PD/PI) & Luijten, E. (PD/PI)
8/1/20 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
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Northwestern University/Art Institute of Chicago Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts (NU-ACCESS)
Katsaggelos, A. K. (PD/PI), Walton, M. S. (PD/PI), Luijten, E. (Co-Investigator), Cossairt, O. S. (Other), Dunand, D. C. (Other), Gray, K. A. (Other), Olvera de la Cruz, M. (Other) & Shull, K. R. (Other)
9/1/18 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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Institute for Cooperative Catalysis in Upcycling of Polymers (iCOUP)
Poeppelmeier, K. (PD/PI), Poeppelmeier, K. (PD/PI), Luijten, E. (Co-PD/PI) & Luijten, E. (Co-PD/PI)
Iowa State University, Ames Laboratory, Department of Energy
10/16/20 → 12/31/24
Project: Research project
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Supramolecular assembly of polycation/mRNA nanoparticles and in vivo monocyte programming
Hu, Y., Tzeng, S. Y., Cheng, L., Lin, J., Villabona-Rueda, A., Yu, S., Li, S., Schneiderman, Z., Zhu, Y., Ma, J., Wilson, D. R., Shannon, S. R., Warren, T., Rui, Y., Qiu, C., Kavanagh, E. W., Luly, K. M., Zhang, Y., Korinetz, N. & D’Alessio, F. R. & 6 others, , 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 35, e2400194121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Coarse-Grained Modeling of Polymer Cleavage within a Porous Catalytic Support
Meirow, M. & Luijten, E., Feb 21 2023, In: ACS Macro Letters. 12, 2, p. 189-194 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Influence of Pore Length on Hydrogenolysis of Polyethylene within a Mesoporous Support Architecture
Meirow, M., Tennakoon, A., Wu, X., Willmon, J., Howell, D., Huang, W., Sadow, A. D. & Luijten, E., Dec 14 2023, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127, 49, p. 23805-23813 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mechanistic Insights into Processive Polyethylene Hydrogenolysis through In Situ NMR
Zhao, T. Y., Meirow, M., Tennakoon, A., Wu, X., Paterson, A. L., Qi, L., LaPointe, A. M., Lamb, J. V., Kobayashi, T., Delferro, M., Sadow, A. D., Huang, W., Luijten, E. & Perras, F. A., Jun 13 2023, In: Macromolecules. 56, 11, p. 4287-4295 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phase separation and ripening in a viscoelastic gel
Curk, T. & Luijten, E., 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 120, 32, e2304655120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations